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Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us.” That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.
So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don’t just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.
Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work-while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate, while getting on with business.
Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o’clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.
小题1:Why was the author unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1?(within 12 words)
小题2:If one wants to work in foreign countries, what should he do first? (within 12 words)
小题3:What attracts people’s attention to the cultural differences? (within 5 words)
小题4:Who are usually punctual when invited to a party the people? (within 2 words)
小题5:According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences? (within 7 words)

Answer 1

小题1:Because he thought the American bank didn’t think much of him.
小题2:Learn the words people speak, body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on.
小题3:The way people do things.
小题4:The Germans
小题5:Understand and accept them.

试题分析：文章主要讲述的是对待文化差异的态度。到外国工作，首先要了解当地的语言、服饰、礼仪等文化背景。针对各国的不同文化，我们应该抱以理解和接受的态度。
小题1:根据“That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.””可知，作者以为那家银行不太欢迎自己。故填Because he thought the American bank didn’t think much of him.
小题2:根据第二段“So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language... It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on.”可知，首先要学的是语言、肢体语言、服饰、礼仪、思维方式等等。故填Learn the words people speak, body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on.
小题3:根据第二段最后一句“The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures.”可知，人们处理事情的方式突显了文化的差异，故填The way people do things.
小题4:根据“However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality(准时). If you invite people to a party at 7 o’clock, your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany,”可知，德国人是最守时的，故填The Germans.
小题5:根据u自后一句“It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.”可知，对待文化的差异，我们应该理解并接受它们。故填Understand and accept them.